Current vacancies

We are looking to recruit a solicitor to join our busy Member Registration team. As well as maintaining the records of all Scottish solicitors and issuing practising certificates, the team are often the first port of call for queries relating to membership and setting up of new legal practices. 

The solicitor role is a new position within the team and will be responsible for supporting the Member Registration Team and members of the profession in relation to their entitlement to practice as a solicitor, the structure of current practice units and the change to entity regulation. With a background in corporate law and an interest in regulatory law, this is a great opportunity for the right candidate.

The Law Society of Scotland is the professional body for over 13,000 Scottish solicitors and with over 170 staff members, our primary focus is to support a thriving profession of high quality and trusted solicitors in Scotland with access to justice for all. The work of the Member Services Directorate includes providing support and services to our members. As well as ensuring all members are registered to practice, we offer a confidential helpline, continuing professional training, certification and accreditation programmes, career support and member benefits.

At the centre of our organisation are the values of Respect, Openness, Progress, Inclusion, and Integrity which drive our teams to deliver the best possible service for the legal sector and beyond.

Key Responsibilities for this role

·          Support the Member Registration Team on rules relating to membership queries and business structures

·          Provide guidance to members on business structure queries

·          Review and improve processes relating to business structure

·          To support the team in relation to future entity regulation

·          Assist with the review of Society Guidance

Knowledge, skills and experience:

·          Qualified Scottish solicitor preferably with knowledge of company/corporate work and the regulatory sector

·          Ability to quickly synthesise information to gain a detailed knowledge of the Society’s Rules and Guidance

·          Excellent interpersonal skills and a high degree of emotional intelligence – understanding a collaborative organisational culture

High level of organisational skills

What we offer our employees

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our colleague’s professional and personal needs. Some of these include:

·       A hybrid working environment

·       Flexible working, to allow you to work around your lifestyle and commitments.

·       30 days holiday plus bank holidays

·       A competitive pension provision scheme

·       Excellent family friendly benefits

·  Learning and Development opportunities to enhance your skills or through programmes leading to professional or academic qualification.

·    Various health and wellbeing benefits such as confidential counselling services, bike to work scheme, eyecare, and offers on well-known brands through Edenred.

 

The Law Society of Scotland is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We hold an Investors in Diversity Award in recognition of our commitment to advance fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement within our organisation and the Scottish legal sector. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity page. 

We are always on the look for new talent to join our incredible workforce. If you are looking for a new opportunity within the society, we would love to hear from you!

You can find out more information about the law society and this role on our website. If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, click Apply now.

This vacancy will close at 11.30am on Monday 2 March 2026.

We are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not selected for interviews.

We do not accept CV’s. Please complete the full application form.

 

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Job Description and Employee Specification

Guidance Notes 

 

It is an exciting time to join the Law Society of Scotland. Due to organisational change we have an opportunity within the IT Team for an experienced Cloud Engineer. This role will manage and support our Microsoft 365 tenancy, plays a wider part in delivering IT services to the Law Society of Scotland.

At the centre of our organisation are the values of Respect, Openness, Progress, Inclusion, and Integrity which drive our teams to deliver the best possible service for the legal sector and beyond. 

 

Key Responsibilities for this role

• Delivery, maintenance and support of core Microsoft 365 and Azure infrastructure and services
• Support of on-premise infrastructure
• Contributor to IT Transformation programme including infrastructure and business systems projects
• Provide 1^st and 2^nd line Service Desk support for colleagues
• Conduct BAU activities including maintenance and upgrades
• Create and maintain documentation for all systems and infrastructure
• Ensure high levels of system availability and connectivity
• Istallation, configuration and deployment of new hardware, including laptops, mobile phones and peripherals
• Colleague onboarding
•  IT asset management
• Identify areas for continual improvement

 

Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• At least 3 years in a similar support or system administrator role
• Microsoft 365 accreditat
•  ITIL knowledge and experience
• Security based accreditations or experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and  complete tasks to deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Willingness to learn
• Good at Problem Solving
• Must be able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner.
• Ability to multi task
• Capable of remaining calm under pressure.
• Able to take responsibility and see a task though to completion

What we offer our employees?

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our colleague’s professional and personal needs. Some of these include:

• A hybrid working environment.
• Flexible working, to allow you to work around your lifestyle and commitments.
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• A competitive pension provision scheme
•  Excellent family friendly benefits
• Learning and Development opportunities to enhance your skills or through programmes leading to professional or academic qualification.
• Private medical insurance including dental and optical.
• Various health and wellbeing benefits such as confidential counselling services, bike to work scheme, eyecare, and offers on well-known brands through our Lifestyle savings offering.

 

We are always on the look for new talent to join our incredible workforce. If you are looking for a new opportunity within the society, we would love to hear from you!

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, please click apply now!

This vacancy will close at 11.30am on Monday 23 February 2026.

 

Apply now